Locomotive-tank hose connection and strainer.



e. E. HEYSER. LO-COMOTIVE TANK HOSE CONNECTION AND STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED SAN. 10. I919.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

WITNESSES 'ATTORNEYS Y UNIT sine.

enonen ELSEWORTH HEYYSER, or MANCHESTER, GEORGIA.

I LOCOMOTIVE-TAN K HOSE CONNECTION AN D STRAINER.

Application filed January 10, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. HEYSER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Manchester, in the county of Meriof Georgia, have invented useful Improvements in Hose Connections and the following is a speciwether and State certain new and Locomotive-Tank Strainers, of which fication.

My invention is an improvement in hose for its object to provide a connection of the character specified, especially adapted for use between a locomotive and its tender, for the purpose of coupling tank hose and thoroughly removing from the water by straining all scale and the like, which would interfere with the proper working of the in- 'ector and wherein the connection is of such 5 dimensions asto permit-a sufliciently large body of water to pass. and is so constructed that even when the strainer is partly choked, there will be still room for free passage of Water.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which may be readily cleaned and the tank hose connected or disconnected without the usual jar of hammering.

In the'drawings Figure l is a front view of the improved connection, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the improved connection consists of two sections, namely, a strainer casing section 1, and a hose connection section 2. This section 1 of the connection has a chamber 3 therein, and one end of the hose connection 2 engages the sectionl at this chamber.

The section has an opening at the chamber for receiving the connection, the said opening being of approximately the same cross section as that of the strainer to be de- The strainer 4 is of substantially cup shape having atits free edge a marginal outwardly extending flange 5; and a gasket 6 is arranged between this flange and the section 1 about the opening fonthe connectlon 2.

. It will -be understood that thh alaiige 5 1 extends beyond the inner edge ofthe open-- ing for the hose connection section.\1i: This intothe hose connection section extends strainer as shown in Fig. 2, and it has an Specification of Letters Patent.

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annular rib 7 which engages a gasket. 6 arranged upon the flange 5 of the strainer.

A suitable clamp to be described is provided for clamping the section 2 to the section 1. The section 1 has a drain opening at the center of the strainer and at the axis of that portion of the connection section 2 Which engages within the section 1. and this opening is normally closed by a threaded plug 9, which may be removed to drain the chamber 3 and the strainer 4.

The strainer has a central opening 10 in its bottom and the plug has a plain portion fitting within this opening as shown. The clamping device consists of a yoke composed of a body 11 and arms 12. and arms are journaled on journal pins 13 extending latthe section 1, the arms'of the. yoke being shown.

The body of the yoke carries a threaded opening, through which is threaded a set screw 14, the said set screw having a locking nut-1 5. The set screw is adapted to engage an integral lug 16 on the section 2, and it will be obvious that when the yoke'is swung into the position of Figs. 1 and 2, and'th'e set screw tightened, the sections 1 and 2 will be forced'tightly together forming awatertight joint, and with the lock nuts the parts may be firmly locked in position.-

In order to take the lateral strain off the yoke and set screw after the parts have been clamped together, a lug 17' is provided. on the opposite side of the hose section from the yoke, and this lug is adapted to engage between the forks of a lug 18, in such manner that when the parts are coupled together screw and the oke.

Access may be had to the strainer, andthe strainer may be removed bv uncoupling the sections. To clean the strainer however. it is only necessary to remove the plug, and may be washed from the opening in the bottom of the strainer. The strainer section in the present instance is of sheet brass or copper having openings, but it is obvious that it might be of any desired fora-minous material.

Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawing it will noticed that the hose connection 2 inelines upwardly'from the element 1, and

that there is a cavity or recess in the inner end of the drain plug, the said recess being held in place by cross pins astaken off the set clamping the sections on the 'tion and *a strainer section, sectlon having a strainer chamber, a strainer I shown dotted lines in Fig. The con struction gives the hose a natural curve, thereby permitting a shorter hose than isgenerally used and prevents kinking.

1. A locomotive tank hose connection and strainer, comprising a hoseconnection secsaid last named held in the chamber, said strainer being cup shaped and having at its top end a marginal laterally extending flange, said flange being received between the sections, means for flange, the strainer section havinga drain "opening at the center of-the strainer and the strainer coplel of this patent may be obtained for five cents prising a cup shaped strainer, asectional connection, thestrainer having a marginal received between the abutting edges of the sections, the cup having an opening in its bottom andthe adjacent section having'an opening registering therewith, and a drain plug having threaded engagement with the opening of the section and engaging the opening of the strainer to close said opening.

GEORQ 1 ELSEWORTH HEYSER.

each, by addressing the Commissioner of ratentl,

v Washington, 1 0. 

